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find out

/ find out /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act
"He was caught out"
"She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks"
Type of:
detect observe find
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
"find the product of two numbers"
"The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
Kinds of:
gauge translate rectify redetermine sequence
Derived:
discovery breakthrough find finding decision
Verb group:
determine check see ascertain watch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s Adjective/Noun
verb Sense 3
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
"I want to see whether she speaks French"
"See whether it works"
"find out if he speaks Russian"
"Check whether the train leaves on time"
Kinds of:
test
Derived:
check checkout check-out procedure determination finding
Verb group:
see check insure see to it ensure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s Adjective/Noun
verb Sense 4
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
"I learned that she has two grown-up children"
"I see that you have been promoted"
Kinds of:
get the goods wise up trip up catch ascertain
Derived:
discovery breakthrough find uncovering
Verb group:
witness find see
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
65%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
41
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

detect observe find gauge translate rectify redetermine sequence test get the goods wise up trip up